I hope you’re all OK during this festive season.
Apologies, I wasn’t planning on sending out weekly updates and there’s no obligation to read on. Going forward, I will establish a cadence that doesn’t involve flooding your inbox.
Took flowers to mum’s memorial and left a dedication on the memory tree on Christmas Eve! Dad and I had Fish & Chips, which was a Christmas Eve tradition of yore.
Reflected on Christmases past with mum, which is always bittersweet. However, thanks to incredible medical staff and carers, we got to share more Christmases with her and that’s a gift worth holding on to. Always.
“Somewhere in my memory…” (Mum and me, circa 1978)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a life-affirming midwinter tale of found family on BBC iPlayer and Apple TV+ from producer JJ Abrams (Star Wars)!
It afforded me a moment of reflection, remembering family and friends long gone. And I was reminded of the winter that followed my life-changing head injury 45 years ago, it had snowed and a neighbourhood girl helped me build a snowman in our back garden. It’s a cherished childhood memory during a traumatic time of upheaval and uncertainty.
As a lifelong Whovian, I’d be remiss in not mentioning the Doctor Who 60th anniversary teaser trailer shown on Christmas Day. Beep the Meep makes his live-action debut. The malevolent beast first appeared in Marvel UK’s Doctor Who Weekly and was illustrated by Dave Gibbons (Watchmen). Does this pave the way for Frobisher and Death's Head? Yes?
Now I’m hoping Abslom Daak will appear in the strongly rumoured Dalek spin-off series!
Not everyone finds this time of year magical. Take care, talk and stay safe.